Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-08-19
NOME NEEDED.

Again we see II stated an extra session oil
Congress should be called early in October.
If the record of Congress in 1889 and 1883
be taken as an indication Of what II is neces-
sary to dc In order to pass any tariff what
ever, the reader may despair Of seeing any
thing of the kind done by the first session
of the Fiftieth Congress. II the members
meet the first Monday in December they
will spend the whole month In getting a
speaker Then he will not be expected
TO name the committees until January
Whether Congress appoint Tariff Com
missioner, as before, or work out q bill in
the Committee on Ways and Means, it will
require months to produce 1t in the House,
meanwhile the men who may be abetting
bill in the House may also be encouraging
bill in the senate, which will eventually
differ materially from that In the House.
Thus no act will be possible during the first
session.
At the second, or short sitting, each house
will pass its bill and appoint a-half dozen
conferences. This star chamber will have
only a day in which 10 agree. A new bill
will be made, enacting all the follies that
the firemen Can bring forth in so short a
time. There is less reason to believe that
this Congress is less under the guidance Of
subsidized interest than was the Congress
in 1888, whose enactment reduced the aver
age customs only about 10 per cent Now
that the propriety or need Of an extra ses-
sion in October is again discussed, 1t is ar
gued that Messrs Randall and Carlisle could
thus come together and agree on bill to
reduce the revenues. II is idle to suppose
that Randall and Kelly will give off the
iron subsidies, or that Carlisle, weakened by
Morrison's absence, can lead the Southern
planters TO surrender their sugar advantages.
Mr.. Randall might agree " John Shcrman's
straddle, which contemplates the abolition of
the sugar-import duty, and the payment in
stead Of bounty TO sugar raisers, but the peo-
pie will not have it. The money can be let
out of the Treasury cheaper than that Mr..
Randall will agree TO any system of free
trade that leaves the tariff untouched In
Pennsylvania, but 1t is nonsense to believe
that the people or the Senate will accept
compromise" on the terms Of total sur.
render Of all States and industries.
An honest and equal reform of the tariff,
which should reduce the revenue 800, 000..
600, and, in addition, the addition Of about
$50,000,000 Of civil expense in running the
government, would make immortal the Con.
gress that did it, If Congress meet In Oc-
tober it will increase the civil expenses
about ten million dollars. viii the people
get that much benefit, in the light Of the
past yearsf
With the assembling Of Congress, whether
it be early or late, it would be well for some
of Mr.. Randall's friends to call his attention
to the fact that the American merchant ma.
rine has been taxed out of existence. Moth.
ing is needed 10 restore II but the withdrawal
of the taxes. Owing TO protection ships can
not be built in this country as cheaply as
they can be elsewhere. and, owing TO pro-
lection, no American can lay u ship any.
where else. What else but ruin could be.
fall an industry so situated II has been
taxed TO death in the interest of the iron
and steel industry--and Randall knows Il.
We incline to the idea that 1t Is only a
waste of the public money to have Congress
meet prior to that fixed by the Constitution.
Their time will only be taken up In voting
bounties, subsidies, and other unjust and
wastefal grants from the public treasury
one idea, 70 tax the American people into
bankruptcy.